Kumar Bahukhandi
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has been elected as the new President of Chhattisgarh State Archery Association. Chief Minister Sai was unanimously elected as the President in the general assembly meeting of the association held today at the Chief Minister’s residence.
Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on this occasion that today it is a matter of pride for me personally, you people unanimously elected me as the President of Chhattisgarh State Archery Association. I am heartily grateful to all of you for this. The Chief Minister said that I got the opportunity to participate in many events of this association. I also got the opportunity to participate in events with Arjun Munda ji, President of National Archery Association. He said that the Archery Association honed the talent of Chhattisgarh’s archers with great skill and hard work, due to which our players performed brilliantly and won medals in many competitions including the national level.
Chief Minister Sai said that I myself have joined this association, with the support and guidance of everyone, we will take the work of the Archery Association forward in a better way. He said that I myself come from the tribal-dominated Jashpur region. In childhood, we also used to hunt with bow and arrow. Archery is a favorite sport of all of us, especially the tribes. The special backward tribe Pahari Korwa resides in Jashpur district. These people are great archers, in ancient times the Pahari Korwa used to hunt with bow and arrow. Even today, there are three bows in every house of theirs. Sai said that efforts should be made to hone the natural talent of archery of these people. Currently, there are three archery academies in the state. We will also expand the Archery Academy in Jashpur district.
The Chief Minister said that the state government is committed to the development of sports in the state. Every possible effort will be made by the government to hone sports talent. He said that the state government has announced a reward of Rs 3 crore to the player of Chhattisgarh who wins gold medal in the Olympics, Rs 2 crore to the player who wins silver medal and Rs 1 crore to the player of Chhattisgarh who wins bronze medal. Whatever is necessary for the development of sports will be done. Our Chhattisgarh players should also bring glory to the state in the field of archery.
